Crowdfunding ECO Town Hall Ask to Join

Crowdfund Insider recently posted a list of the latest crowdfunding portals as well as a list of FORMER portals. 

You can find the list here: 

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/FINRA-Regulated-Funding-Portals-4.18.22.pdf 

New Volunteer Executives Elected to Serve the Crowdfunding Industry-Leading Trade Association

Link: https://www.einnews.com/amp/pr_news/601340988/crowdfunding-professional-association-cfpa-announces-newly-elected-officers-for-2023 

Dear CfPA members and ecosystem participants: 

In the interest of our continued support for issuer education (and for prospective issuers), we plan to conduct a series of written interviews with issuers who have successfully completed a crowdfunding raise.  Their stories could help demystify crowdfunding for prospective issuers.  

And for the people that we interview, it could also help spark some interest in their company or service and be a way for them to "pay it forward" to the next generation of issuers. 

If you would like to nominate a company or person that we should consider for this interview series (e.g., one that has successfully been raised via crowdfunding), CfPA would be grateful if you could make an introduction (email: mark.cantona@outlook.com) or send me their name + contact and I will reach out directly 

Many thanks! 

Mark

CfPA ECO Community Coordinator 

Last July, AOIP - The Association of Online Investment Platforms - sent a letter to member of Congress to advocate for changes under the "JOBS Act 4.0"  

See the letter here: 

https://www.crowdfundinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/AOIP-JOBS-ACT-4.0-Policy-Paper_07.06.2022.pdf 

One of the things they mention is raising the $5 m Reg CF cap to $10m.   

"The AOIP would also like to advocate for the cap on offerings under Regulation Crowdfunding to be raised to $10,000,000 in any 365 day period, as has previously been proposed by the AOIP."  

Any thoughts or reactions to this? 

The question has been asked about CfPA logo use by members and prospective members. For example, "Can I post the CfPA logo on my company website?" The short answer is yes.  CfPA has published guidelines for proper usage of the CfPA logo. You can find these below.

If you have not yet become a member of the CfPA or would like to learn about sponsoring CfPA, you can find more info here: https://cfpa.org/join-us-become-a-sponsor/   

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